If you have put off getting the H1N1 vaccine to ward off the swine flu, and you live near Gresham, you are in luck. UrgentCare NW is giving the H1N1 vaccine for free while supplies last at its 2 Gresham locations:
2850 SE Powell Valley Rd., Gresham, OR 97080; 503-666-5050
and
22262 NE Glisan, Gresham, OR 97030; 503-489-2024
The vaccine itself [...]
As the holiday travel season begins, avoiding the flu in crowded terminals, stuffy planes and trains can be a challenge.
“Airplanes, trains and cars are close quarters but you can make travel safer with a few simple steps,” says Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, director of Oregon Public Health. “There are ways to protect yourself.”
Influenza virus is [...]
The Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) and Clark County Public Health are seeking 180 volunteers, 18 years of age and older, for this Saturday, November 14th. Public Health will be hosting at a large community H1N1 vaccine distribution clinic.
Volunteer duties will range from being greeters, registration, flow monitors, vaccine assistants, forms collection, line leaders, [...]
The H1N1 vaccine continues to trickle into the state. So far, Oregon has received about 6 percent of the vaccine necessary for the people in priority groups, which accounts for about half of Oregon’s population.
“We know that there isn’t enough H1N1 vaccine for everyone right now,” says Dr. Mel Kohn, director of Oregon Public Health [...]
Caring for yourself and others with the flu: You probably don’t need to see a doctor
As more people experience flu-like symptoms that could be pandemic H1N1 influenza, Oregon Public Health officials are reminding people of what they can do to protect themselves and others.
“So far, the H1N1 flu is not more serious than regular flu, [...]
Reports around Oregon show that demand for seasonal flu vaccine is higher than ever and some clinics and pharmacies have gone through their early supplies. Public health officials say that more vaccine is on the way by the end of November, in plenty of time for the winter flu season.
“Normally people don’t think about getting [...]
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